Jennifer Guinness
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22 August 1937
Jennifer Guinness | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Jennifer Hollwey 22 August 1937 |
| Died | 23 January 2016 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Known for | Being kidnapped and held for ransom |
| Spouse | |
Mary Jennifer Guinness (née Hollwey; 22 August 1937 – 23 January 2016), was an English-born Irish socialite and member of the Guinness family.[1] She was a keen sailor and a member of Howth Yacht Club.[1]
She was kidnapped for ransom in April 1986,[2] but rescued by the Garda Síochána from a home on Waterloo Road in south Dublin eight days later.[3]
At trial, brothers Michael and John Cunningham were convicted, along with Anthony Kelly, after being arrested at the house on Waterloo Road.[4] Brian McNicholl was also convicted, with the judge accepting that his role was mainly to provide a location for Guinness to be held.[5] Kelly died in 2005 from undisclosed causes; Michael Cunningham died in 2015, aged 65, after suffering a massive heart attack at his home in Ballyfermot.[4]
